Bears Deny The News Of Training Facility Being Raided Amid Alan Williams’ Resignation
Following the retirement of Defensive Coordinator Alan Williams, the Chicago Bears have denied allegations of FBI raids on their facilities. Brandon Faber, the Bears’ Vice President of Communications, has stated that there has been no raid. The Bears also released Williams’ personal resignation statement. The defence coordinator stated in his resignation letter that he was leaving due to health and family obligations.
Bears Deny The News Of Training Facility Being Raided Amid Alan Williams’ Resignation
Williams’ personal attorney, Andrew M. Stroth, refuted the raid allegations. “Coach Williams resigned today due to personal health issues and family issues.” There was no raid on Halas Hall or his residence.” “The rumours on social media are offensive and completely false,” he stated.
Brandon Faber, vice president of communications for the Bears, also confirmed that there was no raid.
Yesterday was a bad day for the Chicago Bears..
Our sources have told us that an FBI raid did happen on Alan Williams' house #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/imirSiUq1S
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 21, 2023
McAfee, however, claimed on Thursday on his YouTube and ESPN program that “Our sources told us that an FBI raid did occur on Alan Williams’ house.”
Several social media posts claimed that the FBI raided the Bears’ practice facility, Halas Hall, and Williams’ residence on Wednesday evening, sparking speculation.
The home of Chicago Bears DC Alan Williams was reportedly raided by the FBI. Williams is said to have immediately resigned.
Rumors abound that the raid was connected to reports of “child pornography & much worse.”
Whatever “much worse” might refer to. 🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/j0Xcv9ohsa
— Old Street Doc (@Foshee13144) September 21, 2023
The FBI raid allegations began with a tweet from a football aggregate account. It was discovered to be false.
Based on Williams’ remark regarding health, McAfee believed that the cause for the raid may have been drugs, but noted that he did not know the truth.
#Bears DC Alan Williams has resigned today, due to having his home raided by the FBI after being caught in a fed sting for uploading and trading kiddy porn. Imagine being a coach in the NFL making 7 figures and throwing it all away to beat off to toddlers 🤯 pic.twitter.com/YphUnqwHuZ
— Jimmy Mansonwitz (@ObserverPlayz) September 20, 2023
The authorities have not acknowledged whether or not a raid took place.
General manager Ryan Poles provided few details about the circumstances of Williams’ resignation, beyond denying that Halas Hall had been raided.
“I don’t have many details to add there. Halas Hall being raided is completely false. Don’t know where that came from,” Poles told reporters Thursday.
The Chicago Bears are 0-2, Justin Fields blamed coaching for the bad start to the season in a presser, the main headquarters for the Bears has been raided by FBI, the home of the DC has been raided by the FBI and he resigned not long after.
It is week 3 pic.twitter.com/XIKq0sWMHv
— Landon 🌎☄️💕®️ (@Armentro1Landon) September 20, 2023
“We’ve worked with [team president] Kevin [Warren] and [team chairman] George [McCaskey] and all our leadership to make sure we were handling it the right way, and everything concluded yesterday.”
Jon Zaghoul, a Chicago sports talk show personality, broke the story of an alleged FBI raid on Williams’ residence.
Zaghoul also claimed the FBI raided the Bears’ Halas Hall facility, which both the organization and Williams’ attorney, Andrew M. Stroth, refuted.
https://twitter.com/AKidNamedKeith/status/1704581157340262845
“There is absolutely no criminal activity,” Stroth said on Wednesday to 670 The Score, according to ProFootballTalk. “There are no criminal charges.” There has been no raid on Halas Hall. None of that is true.”
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